Now you can shout "Hip. Hip. Hooray!"

Yesterday I received the official pathology report on the samples taken last Friday.  All was benign.  NO CANCER!

Now you can shout "Hip.  Hip.  Hooray!"    I am cancer free.

I am meeting with the two surgeons next week.  We will set a surgery date.  The surgery will be soon.

Why surgery?  The esophagus is to be removed to prevent the cancer from returning.  No guarantees but surgery is the protocol for my cancer.  I'l be off my feet and out of it for a while.  Your prayers will bring a special kind of healing.

Please pray for Susan.  We do not live in Hampton Roads.  She will have to travel a lot from the Northern Neck to Newport News.  She'll also have to bunk with relatives for a while.  My hospital stay is expected to be 10 days to 2 weeks.  My oncologist must be hopeful.  He has already scheduled a office visit 3 weeks after surgery.

The surgery is important.  It is the final step in treatment and diagnosis.  After surgery I will be a 1 day cancer survivor, a 1 month cancer survivor, a 1 year cancer survivor, etc.  I am looking forward to a lot of et cetera's   et ceteri.